President Donald Trump said in July that construction of the new ballroom would not "interfere" with the existing White House building.

President Donald Trump is demolishing the entire East Wing of the White House to build a ballroom at the property, he said Wednesday, in a move exceeding the original scope of the project and prompting controversy over the extent of the construction.

Demolition crews on Oct. 20 began tearing down part of the White House East Wing to build President Donald Trump’s long-desired ballroom.

Workers demolished the East Wing's facade of the White House as part of President Donald Trump's plan to build a ballroom.

Much of the White House East Wing has been torn down to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency.

The White House said on Tuesday it will submit plans for President Donald Trump's $250 million White House ballroom project to a body that oversees federal building construction, even though demolition work began earlier this week.

The White House said the East Wing renovations were in line with what other presidents have done for the last 100 years.

Construction started this week on the $250 million ballroom that President Donald Trump is adding to the White House as construction crews began tearing down the facade of the East Wing, where the new space is being built.